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Monthly Archives April 2014

Coldplay Sends Fans on Quest to Find Hidden Lyrics in Libraries

No matter what you think of Coldplay, this is a pretty cool idea that might promote libraries to some folks who otherwise wouldn’t come through our doors (although as one librarian quipped, “I hope they make a donation to help cover the costs of a bunch of crazed fans ripping the stacks apart!”)

Posted 30 April 2014 § Library § PopCulture § Randomness § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

How To Be Happy: The Science Behind Happiness

Posted 29 April 2014 § Infographic § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “So don’t treat me like a puppet on a string/’Cause I know how to do my thing/Don’t talk to me as if you think I’m dumb/I wanna know when you’re gonna come”

“Waiting in Vain” – Bob Marley

Posted 28 April 2014 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Free Public Library Cards at Edmonton Public Library Will Continue

The subject of user fees in Alberta public libraries is of great interest to me. That’s why I was very excited when a colleague recently informed me that a pilot project to remove user fees at Edmonton Public Library during the library’s centennial year was being made permanent! The number of people with library cards […]

Posted 27 April 2014 § Canada § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap: I’m Not Sure If Sasha Is Late For Easter Or Early For Halloween?

Clean-up in Aisle 7! Sasha decided to grab hold of the egg carton in our shopping cart the other day and dump a few of them on the grocery store’s floor. Conveniently, Shea was in another aisle while I was with Pace who said “Let’s get out of here!” and pretty much took off running.  (He […]

Posted 26 April 2014 § Baby § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – The Most Famous Book Set In Each of the 50 States

Earlier this week, I posted an infographic of the most famous brand from each US state. Soon after, I came across a similar graphic which features (arguably) the most famous book set in every state…

Posted 25 April 2014 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § List § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Pale Blue Dot – Carl Sagan

This is beyond cool.  I love Carl Sagan and how he puts life into proper perspective… http://vimeo.com/22582065

Posted 24 April 2014 § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin Gives a NSFW Defense of Gay Marriage

Hell yeah! (h/t to JK or FB)

Posted 23 April 2014 § Censorship § Humour § Politics § PopCulture § Sports § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

The Corporate States of America

Here’s an interesting map of the best known brand from each American state (with a handy list of all the brands-by-state so you can see the smaller states that are harder to make out on the map)…

Posted 22 April 2014 § Infographic § Jobs § List § United States ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “C’mon, C’mon”

Here’s a clip of the band we went to see last Friday night. The name of the song isn’t given and I feel like my 17 year old self listening to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” trying to make out the lyrics so you only get the most basic of lyric excerpts as the title of […]

Posted 21 April 2014 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,